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Multi-Awarded ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE Screens at Ojai Film Fest This Weekend

by WTCDM November 5, 2010

The annual Ojai Film Festival is upon us and in advance of your festival-going planning, one film for cinema lovers to consider is  a remarkable, multi-awarded non-fiction feature film.

Imagine having to sit down, face-to-face, in dialogue with the some of the most notorious yet, faceless killers of modern times,…

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‘American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi’, Premiering at Ojai Film Festival, blames Condi Rice for torture.

by IndiesDirect October 21, 2010

(New York, September 14, 2010) – A hard-hitting new documentary, American Faust: From Condi to Neo-Condi, explosively reveals that it was Condoleezza Rice who ordered the CIA to use torture techniques including genital mutilation, fingernail extraction and electrocution in countries across the world. The film is premiering at the Ojai…

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Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival: David Shor Releases Statement About Resignations

by Lisa Snider December 7, 2009

On Saturday evening, the following email was issued:
—–Original Message—–
From: OJAI-VENTURA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
To: OJAI-VENTURA FILM FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL
Sent: Sat, Dec 5, 2009 8:07 pm
Subject: FILM FESTIVAL RERSIGNATIONS
Please be advised that the following officers and directors of the Ojai Film Festival Corporation d/b/a Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival have resigned:
David Shor
Rinaldo Brutoco
James…

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On the Red Carpet of the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival

by Lisa Snider November 8, 2009

Wow, what a night at the Ojai Valley Inn! I just returned from the film festival’s red carpet, where celebrities and filmmakers talked about their screenings. Demitri Corbin was there with camera in tow, so I expect we will see some great footage from him, too. Tomorrow is the last…

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Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival: Ingredients

by Lisa Snider November 6, 2009

I went to the first screening at the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival of the documentary film “Ingredients,” and bumped into local food activist, Marty Fujita of Food for Thought, who participated in the post-screening panel discussion. Following the two-minute interview with Marty, I offer my brief review of the film.…

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Blogging The Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival

by Howard Smith November 5, 2009

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The opening night party begins tonight, Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 905 Country Club Road.
It is to be followed by a 7 p.m. free screening, at the inn’s recreation field, of “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.”
Afterward, Ellsberg,…

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Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival Announces Historic Partnership with Brooks Institute

by Lisa Snider July 23, 2009

Submitted Press Release:
Brooks Institute to Serve as Festival’s First-Ever Ventura Venue; Hosting Screenings, Workshops, Panels and Special Events on Nov. 5 – 8, 2009
OJAI, CALIF. (July 21, 2009) ? The Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival, formerly Ojai Film Festival, and Brooks Institute are proud to announce that the Institute will…

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OJAI-VENTURA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR 10th ANNIVERSARY

by Lisa Snider June 28, 2009

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Meegan Huff Expected to Expand Existing and Forge New Community Partnerships as Visibility of Regional Festival Rises
OJAI, CALIF. (June 25, 2009) – Formerly the Ojai Film Festival, the Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival is proud to announce that Meegan Huff has been named the organization’s new executive director as the…

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10th ANNUAL OJAI-VENTURA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

by Lisa Snider June 24, 2009

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Press Release:
the biggest, little FILM festival you’ve never heard about:
10th ANNUAL OJAI-VENTURA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
NOV. 5 – 8, 2009
Newly-Expanded Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years of ‘Enriching the Human Spirit Through Film’ with a Celebrity Golf Classic, World Premieres, Nonstop Indie and Classic Film Screenings and More
WHAT: The Ojai-Ventura International Film…

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Ojai Film Festival – Day 2

by Demitri Corbin November 8, 2008

President-elect Obama’s press conference was 30 minutes late getting started, so I hopped on my bike to make the 12:30pm screenings. Seeing how the film maker’s party would be there, I decided to stay for all the screenings. I got there just after the doors had closed. I slipped into…

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